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Dharmendra Ahirwar (born 5 July 1997), known professionally as Raahi, is an Indian actor, filmmaker, producer and writer. He is the founder of Raahi Productions.

Raahi was born on 5 July 1997 in Mugalsaray village, Sironj, Madhya Pradesh. His father, Mangilal Ahirwar, is a teacher, and his mother, Kamar Bai, is a homemaker.

He completed his primary education in Mugalsaray and later studied at Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya, Shamshabad until completing Class XII.^[1] He later graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree from Government Science and Commerce College, Bhopal.

During his college years in 2015, Raahi became involved in theatre in Bhopal. He portrayed Batukeshwar Dutt in the play Hind-e-Bhagat, staged at Shaheed Bhavan in 2015. He later joined Vihaan Drama Works, where he worked between 2016 and 2017, participating in stage productions such as Totto-Chan, Amrita, Prem Patanga, and The Story of Untitled Canvas.

In 2017, he left the theatre group and founded the YouTube channel Raahi Productions, producing and acting in short films including Aazadi, The Choice, Kirdaar, and Notebook. The short film Notebook was selected for the 9th edition of the Jagran Film Festival.^[2]

In 2018, his poetry collection ''Chhaya'' was published by Bodhi Prakashan. Later that year, he moved to Mumbai to pursue a career in the entertainment industry.

Raahi began his acting career with a brief role in an episode of Crime Alert on Dangal TV (2020), followed by a small role in DD National's Kahani Veer Krantikariyon Ki (2021).

After working briefly in acting roles, he also worked behind the camera as an assistant director and sound recordist while developing independent film projects. During the COVID-19 lockdown period, he returned to Bhopal and began working in film promotion and digital distribution.

In 2022, he acted in and produced the short films UnBlock and Hatya. His interview following the release of UnBlock was published in the Hindi newspaper Dainik Bhaskar.

In 2023, Raahi created and appeared in the series Serious Talk, in which he portrayed different personalities in each episode. He later created and starred in the sitcom Ji Huzoor, where he played two characters per episode. Both series were released on YouTube and discontinued after two episodes each.^[3] In the same year, Raahi was announced as the lead actor in the rural comedy film The Various Counselor, directed by Trinayan Sharma. The project was introduced during a poster launch event in Sironj, Madhya Pradesh.^[4]

In 2024, Raahi began production on the feature film Vo Ladki, parts of which were planned to be shot in locations around Tendukheda and the Narmada region in Madhya Pradesh.^[5][6] The film completed post-production in 2025^[7] and was released in limited theatrical screenings in 2026.^[8]

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